This conflict launched by Georgia instead became a stage for Russia to display its regional influence.
The leaders of a host of neighboring countries followed Wang Ye's lead, moving in lockstep to condemn Georgia. They unanimously passed a resolution to deploy peacekeeping forces to South Ossetia, allowing certain forces with ulterior motives to clearly see the situation.
International public opinion thus became overwhelmingly one-sided, with everyone denouncing Georgia's unauthorized military action as an act of "human rights violation" and "endangering regional peace." Not a single country or region dared step forward to voice support for Georgia.
Wang Ye struck while the iron was hot, announcing that the combined brigade under Stekov's command would be deployed to South Ossetia as peacekeepers, stationed not far from Georgia's capital.
Of course, Georgia was not a large country to begin with, and South Ossetia was not far from its capital.
Otherwise, Georgia could not have pushed to the outskirts of South Ossetia's capital overnight.
After Andelov led Wagner's fighters in driving the defeated Georgian forces back into Georgia, they stopped and did not cross the border. This had naturally been Wang Ye's order.
The pursuit along the way had truly terrified the Georgian troops. Their casualties were severe.
By the time the Georgian forces returned across the border and made a rough count, fewer than ten thousand men remained. More than half their troops had been lost!
That was only because Georgia's border was close to the capital of South Ossetia, allowing them to sprint back into their own territory before Wagner had much time to attack.
But for a small country like Georgia, such losses were simply unbearable...
Whether they could accept it or not, the result was already there. Russia's aggressive army was pressing down on their borders, while the forces behind